biography on 'Chanakya, the Kingmaker'
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"CHANAKYA THE KINGMAKER"
Chanakya, also called Kautilya or Vishnugupta, (flourished 300 BCE), Hindu statesman and philosopher who wrote a classic treatise on polity, Artha-shastra (“The Science of Material Gain”), a compilation of almost everything that had been written in India up to his time regarding artha (property, economics, or material success).
He was born into a Brahman family and received his education at Taxila (now in Pakistan). He is known to have had a knowledge of medicine and astrology, and it is believed he was familiar with elements of Greek and Persian learning introduced into India by Zoroastrians. Some authorities believe he was a Zoroastrian or at least was strongly influenced by that religion.
Chanakya became a counselor and adviser to Chandragupta (reigned c. 321–c. 297), founder of the Mauryan empire of northern India, but lived by himself. He was instrumental in helping Chandragupta overthrow the powerful Nanda dynasty at Pataliputra, in the Magadha region.
He was born into a Brahman family and received his education at Taxila (now in Pakistan). He is known to have had a knowledge of medicine and astrology, and it is believed he was familiar with elements of Greek and Persian learning introduced into India by Zoroastrians. Some authorities believe he was a Zoroastrian or at least was strongly influenced by that religion.
Chanakya became a counselor and adviser to Chandragupta (reigned c. 321–c. 297), founder of the Mauryan empire of northern India, but lived by himself. He was instrumental in helping Chandragupta overthrow the powerful Nanda dynasty at Pataliputra, in the Magadha region.
Compared by many to Italian statesman and writer Niccolò Machiavelli and by others to Aristotle and Plato, Chanakya is alternately condemned for his ruthlessness and trickery and praised for his sound political wisdom and knowledge of human nature. All authorities agree, however, that it was mainly because of Chanakya that the Mauryan empire under Chandragupta and later under Ashoka (reigned c. 265–c. 238) became a model of efficient government.
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Chanakya was born in the Canaka village of the Golla region, to Brahmin named Canin and his wife Canesvar. Chanakya was well educated. He later became a teacher at the same place.
Chanakya was not good looking and he chooses her wife, as she was also not good looking. Chanakya married to a dark-skinned Brahmin girl named Yashodhra. Once she went to her brother's house for a function. At that function her sisters & sister-in-laws made laugh of her poverty. This made her & Chanakya very sad. His wife said to Chanakya that she has heard that King Dhananand of Patliputra gives cows to Brahmins on the No-moon day of the Krishna-pashas of Kartik month. So, Chanakya went there and sat on the seat, which was meant for the king.
Chanakya was not good-looking. Seeing an ugly person sitting on his seat, Dhananand became so angry with Chanakya that asked his soldiers to throw him out. Chanakya roared in anger & swearer that one day he'll throw Dhanananda out of his throne.
• When Chanakya was born he had a full set of teeth, which is a sign that he would become a
king or an emperor. But since he was born in a Brahmin family, it was considered inappropriate. Thus, his teeth were broken and it was predicted that he would make another person a king and rule through him.
• Even as a child, Chanakya had the qualities of a born leader. His level of knowledge was
beyond children of his age.
• Chanakya was thrown out of the court of King Nanda as he was a blunt man and spoke his
mind clearly. Chanakya swore he would take revenge.
• Chanakya comes across Chandragupta as a young child. Even at that age, he was a born
leader and showed the qualities of an able Emperor. He was the guiding force behind Chandragupta and the vital person who made him an able Emperor.
• Chanakya adds poison in little amounts daily in Chandragupta's food in order to make him
immune to poison, lest some enemy tries to poison him.
• However Chandragupta was unaware about this and once gave a little food to his wife who
was in the ninth month of pregnancy. She didn't survive but Chanakya cut open her belly and took out the baby.
• This baby grew up to become an able emperor named Bindusara. He had a minister named
Subandhu who did not like Chanakya. He told Bindusara that Chanakya had killed his mother.
• Without assessing facts, Bindusara confronted Chanakya. On knowing the whole story, he felt
ashamed at his hasty actions and begged for forgiveness. He asked Subandhu to go and apologize and make Chanakya come back.
• Subandhu was very cunning and on the pretext of going to apologize to Chanakya, he killed
him. Thus, ended the life of a great person like Chanakya just because of political rivalry. The real cause of Chanakya's death is unknown and disputed. According to one legend, he went to the jungle and starved himself to death.
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